Thank you for the pictures Lucido.
They're quite lovely. Queen Rania looks so fresh and girly. I love how the pictures focus on her face and smile, there's nothing formal or business-like about them. The picture of her wearing sunglasses stands out from the rest since it looks the most stylish, she does indeed look like a model in it. I love all the magazine photoshoots and portraits of Rania with her children that have appeared over the last couple of years but its nice to see one of the Queen by herself, outside and surrounded by nature rather than indoors sitting in her office or cooking or playing with her kids. Always good to see different aspects of her personality, I think.

King congratulates Christian Communities on Christmas Day

Amman, Dec. 24 (Petra) His Majesty King Abdullah II congratulated Christian communities on the occasion of the Christmas Day which falls on tomorrow (Monday).
During a meeting on Sunday with the Council of Head of Churches and representatives of Christian communities in Jordan King expressed his sincere wishes to all members of the Christian communities who have contributed to the building of the country. Petra

King Abdullah: Israel not as strong as we thought
Jordanian king tells Japanese newspaper ‘The perception in the Middle East is that Israel lost Lebanon war’; adds: More and more countries in the region will now believe that the only way to get Israel to listen is through force and not negotiations

Ynet Published: 12.26.06, 09:36

Jordan’s King Abdullah said during an interview with Tokyo-based newspaper The Daily Yomiuri that “The (Lebanon ) war last summer showed that Israel is not as strong as we had previously thought, and, justifiably or not, the perception in the Middle East is that Israel lost.”

Abdullah, who is currently visiting Japan, added that “More and more countries in the region will now believe that the only way to get
Israel to listen is through force and not negotiations. Israel will have to take a significant step in the right direction that will lead to calm in the region.”

The Jordanian king stressed that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains the main source of Mideast tension. “Until we deal with this issue, which can be easily resolved, the Middle East will be forever cursed, as will the entire Muslim world,” he said.